A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Guy Field shelving books in the new Central Library Peterborough".
A photograph of the former Central Library on Gloucester Street. The entrance has been boarded up with plywood and the footpath is covered in dead leaves. To the left, a sign reading 'Library Open' is still standing outside.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central Library with the books now cleared off the floor in this part".
Even though the library is closed due to the earthquake customers are still happy using the free Wi Fi File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-07-DSC01931 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Even though the library is closed due to the earthquake customers are still happy using the free Wi Fi File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-07-DSC01928 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Even though the library is closed due to the earthquake customers are still happy using the free Wi Fi File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-07-DSC01932 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Tuam Street City Library being set up".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Tuam Street City Library being set up".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Tuam Street City Library being set up".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Main entrance to the Central Library with a second autumn fall of leaves piling up in Gloucester Street".
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble from the demolished Convention Centre on Kilmore Street. In the background, the new Central Library on Peterborough Street can be seen".
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02022 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Christchurch Central City - 29 September 2013 File reference: CCL-2013-09-29-Lost-in-Central-City-DSC_0958.JPG Photo by Valerie Livingstone.
As Wellington debates the future of its earthquake-damaged central library, and Christchurch enjoys its new high tech one, it's the perfect time to really think about libraries of the future.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from near the Gloucester Street bridge over the Central Library to the Forsyth Barr building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chancery Lane".
A photograph of a meeting being held in the Central Library Peterborough.
Weeds growing on the roof of the central library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The temporary South City Library in the Sydenham Mall, Colombo Street south".
Workers reparing the damage to the ceilings in the central library.
Damaged buildings opposite Farmers and the central library on Gloucester Street.
The Central Library staff room back in use after the earthquake.
Staff back at work in the Central Library after the earthquake.
Liquefaction silt and weeds on the footpath outside the central library.
A PDF copy of pages 40-41 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Temporary City Libraries'. Photo: Tim Church. With permission: Christchurch City Council.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1408 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.